Monday: 8-12, 2-5
Tuesday: 1-6
Wednesday: 8-2
Thursday: off
Friday: conference 8-5
Saturday: conference 9-2
32 subtotal hours...317/400 total hours
This week before I left to the sport management conference in DC, I worked on our weekly newsletter on constantcontact.com Constant contact is a marketing and a promotional for businesses to have to send out weekly newsletter to potential customers, in our case customers at the ball park/fans. The newsletter reaches over a thousand people and businesses. Blasts e-mail keep people up to date on what the SwampDogs have been working on over the week and what is on the agenda. People are aware of the SwampDogs moves throughout the week and where we will be on the weekends and other events. I'm also waiting on some of the head coaches and Ad's to send back their player nomination form for the high school all-star game. This has been a hassle because I need the feedback and sent follow up e-mails, but the coaches/Ads do not realize that I need the forms back to make up the teams. We are trying to get every team that we have targeted to participate in this annual all-star showcase game. The sport management conference was very interesting and interactive. It is called SEME and offers many opportunities to network with people working in the sports industry. I spoke with the former VP of AOL, the founder of TeamWork Online, Washington Nationals execs, Georgetown execs, US Soccer Foundation execs, and many more hard working people in the sports industry. This conference was a success and I had a great time and gained a tremendous amount of information from attending SEME.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Week #11
Monday: 8-12, 2-5
Tuesday: 1-6
Wednesday: 8-2
Thursday:12-5
Friday: 8-2
29 subtotal hours.....285/400 total hours
This week was real busy for the staff in the office. The owner's dad is in town from California making sure things are getting done in Fayetteville and the other team he owns in Wilmington. There were tons of meetings and appointments that the front office members of the SwampDogs had. I went to a meeting that was quite interesting at Paradise Acres and Taylor's Catering. Paradise Acres is a huge fantasyland for kids out in the country ouside of Fayetteville. We are trying to get Taylor's Catering to be the caterers for post game meals after home games. There menu would also be available in the concession stand during the home games. More fence signs and program ads have been sold as the season approaches. I'm working on our blast e-mail program called constact contact and updating the e-mail list and newsletter. I called day cares for our day care night and scout leaders for scout night. I have been calling businesses and telling them about our group packages. Coaches that I contacted for the high school senior showcase aren't responding to the player nomination form as much as I would like to. I answered a lot of telephone calls and walked people around the ball park who wanted to see it. The promotional schedule is almost complete for every home game.
Tuesday: 1-6
Wednesday: 8-2
Thursday:12-5
Friday: 8-2
29 subtotal hours.....285/400 total hours
This week was real busy for the staff in the office. The owner's dad is in town from California making sure things are getting done in Fayetteville and the other team he owns in Wilmington. There were tons of meetings and appointments that the front office members of the SwampDogs had. I went to a meeting that was quite interesting at Paradise Acres and Taylor's Catering. Paradise Acres is a huge fantasyland for kids out in the country ouside of Fayetteville. We are trying to get Taylor's Catering to be the caterers for post game meals after home games. There menu would also be available in the concession stand during the home games. More fence signs and program ads have been sold as the season approaches. I'm working on our blast e-mail program called constact contact and updating the e-mail list and newsletter. I called day cares for our day care night and scout leaders for scout night. I have been calling businesses and telling them about our group packages. Coaches that I contacted for the high school senior showcase aren't responding to the player nomination form as much as I would like to. I answered a lot of telephone calls and walked people around the ball park who wanted to see it. The promotional schedule is almost complete for every home game.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Week #10
Monday: 8-12, 2-5
Tuesday: 1-5
Wednesday:9-4
Thursday: 1-6
Friday: 8-3
32 subtotal hours......256 hours/400 total hours
Each week gets busier and busier as the season approaches. My main duty now is the High School All Star Game. There are other minor details that I will do, but the All-Star game is beginning to be something that I will be in charge of setting up. I sent e-mails to all of the head coaches and athletic directors of the two conferences around Cumberland County. Since the name of the All-Star Game is the 2009 Snadhills Senior Showcase it will bring other people from different counties around the area to the ball park. The two forms I sent were a player nomination form and a letter from Darrell about the game. If everything goes right, the game could be good exposure for the SwampDogs and the stadium here. I will start to make phone calls to businesses and ask who handles group outings for their employees. I called many people around the area to gather information for the game. We still need to find a sponsor for the game. Also, I need to call and get in touch with little leagues coaches for our "Field of Dreams" promotoin. That is when the little league team will come out and get discounts at the game and meet the players and run out with the players for the national anthem. I moved clubhouse furniture so we accomodate the college baseball teams that were going to play at the stadium but the games were cancelled due to inclement weather. I was going to help with game day opearations at the field. Other than that, things are going good around here just a lot happening as the season approaches.
Tuesday: 1-5
Wednesday:9-4
Thursday: 1-6
Friday: 8-3
32 subtotal hours......256 hours/400 total hours
Each week gets busier and busier as the season approaches. My main duty now is the High School All Star Game. There are other minor details that I will do, but the All-Star game is beginning to be something that I will be in charge of setting up. I sent e-mails to all of the head coaches and athletic directors of the two conferences around Cumberland County. Since the name of the All-Star Game is the 2009 Snadhills Senior Showcase it will bring other people from different counties around the area to the ball park. The two forms I sent were a player nomination form and a letter from Darrell about the game. If everything goes right, the game could be good exposure for the SwampDogs and the stadium here. I will start to make phone calls to businesses and ask who handles group outings for their employees. I called many people around the area to gather information for the game. We still need to find a sponsor for the game. Also, I need to call and get in touch with little leagues coaches for our "Field of Dreams" promotoin. That is when the little league team will come out and get discounts at the game and meet the players and run out with the players for the national anthem. I moved clubhouse furniture so we accomodate the college baseball teams that were going to play at the stadium but the games were cancelled due to inclement weather. I was going to help with game day opearations at the field. Other than that, things are going good around here just a lot happening as the season approaches.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Week #9
Monday: 8-5
Tuesday: 8-3
Wednesday: 9-12
Thursday: 8-11
Friday: 8-1
27 subtotal hours....224 total hours/400 total hours
At the middle of the semester, the SwampDogs season is coming up quickly. Tasks have to get done quickly to move on to the next one as time runs out before the season starts. I went to more sponsorship meetings. I have noticed that during these economic times the sales people of the SwampDogs have to negotiate advertising prices with sponsors. Every business is affected from these troubled times it seems like which makes the office atmosphere seem a little down, but it gets picked back up and there is a lot of confidence flowing throughout the office. We could drop our heads and whine, but the point is to keep your head up and look forward and not worry about the past. My main objective now is to promote the High School All Star game coming up on June 14th. I need to find a 5,000 dollar title sponsor for the game so that will be difficult and find a place to have a luncheon and guest speaker. I need to find the point of contact for each high school baseball coach and athletic director to help nominate players for the game. A lot of more discussion needs to be placed on this topic. To be continued...
Tuesday: 8-3
Wednesday: 9-12
Thursday: 8-11
Friday: 8-1
27 subtotal hours....224 total hours/400 total hours
At the middle of the semester, the SwampDogs season is coming up quickly. Tasks have to get done quickly to move on to the next one as time runs out before the season starts. I went to more sponsorship meetings. I have noticed that during these economic times the sales people of the SwampDogs have to negotiate advertising prices with sponsors. Every business is affected from these troubled times it seems like which makes the office atmosphere seem a little down, but it gets picked back up and there is a lot of confidence flowing throughout the office. We could drop our heads and whine, but the point is to keep your head up and look forward and not worry about the past. My main objective now is to promote the High School All Star game coming up on June 14th. I need to find a 5,000 dollar title sponsor for the game so that will be difficult and find a place to have a luncheon and guest speaker. I need to find the point of contact for each high school baseball coach and athletic director to help nominate players for the game. A lot of more discussion needs to be placed on this topic. To be continued...
Monday, March 2, 2009
Week #8
Monday: 8-12, 2-5
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: 8-2
Thursday: 8-12
Friday: 8-2, 7-9
Saturday: 9-12
27 subtotal hours.....197/400
This week we released more players that are playing for the SwampDogs this summer. Some of the players that were released this week are from Illinois, Mount Olive, Muskingum, and Austin Peay. I did the bios for these players and put them on the website. I learned how to add more stuff on the website from the administrator. I called more civic groups, but it seems like they are not there when I call because I leave a message for every group that I have called. I helped decorate a trifold board that was used to advertise the SwampDogs at the FireAntz game. I went to the FireAntz game and there was a booth set up for the the SwampDogs at the game. At the booth, we had kids camp material on the table and a raffle for a Family Four Pack of tickets to a game this summer. People signed up as they passed by the booth to win these tickets. Its a good way to promote the SwampDogs by attending the FireAntz game because it lets the SwampDogs show that they are part of the community and that summer is on the way and the season is about to start. Potentially, sponsors could be at the FireAntz game and might want to promote through us during our season. So its a win-win situation if we have a booth setup at the FireAntz game. On last Friday, I read to 4th and 5th graders at Long Hill Elementary School for a couple of hours for Read Across America day. Before I read the book, I told the kids what I did and told them to come out to games this summer.
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: 8-2
Thursday: 8-12
Friday: 8-2, 7-9
Saturday: 9-12
27 subtotal hours.....197/400
This week we released more players that are playing for the SwampDogs this summer. Some of the players that were released this week are from Illinois, Mount Olive, Muskingum, and Austin Peay. I did the bios for these players and put them on the website. I learned how to add more stuff on the website from the administrator. I called more civic groups, but it seems like they are not there when I call because I leave a message for every group that I have called. I helped decorate a trifold board that was used to advertise the SwampDogs at the FireAntz game. I went to the FireAntz game and there was a booth set up for the the SwampDogs at the game. At the booth, we had kids camp material on the table and a raffle for a Family Four Pack of tickets to a game this summer. People signed up as they passed by the booth to win these tickets. Its a good way to promote the SwampDogs by attending the FireAntz game because it lets the SwampDogs show that they are part of the community and that summer is on the way and the season is about to start. Potentially, sponsors could be at the FireAntz game and might want to promote through us during our season. So its a win-win situation if we have a booth setup at the FireAntz game. On last Friday, I read to 4th and 5th graders at Long Hill Elementary School for a couple of hours for Read Across America day. Before I read the book, I told the kids what I did and told them to come out to games this summer.
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